SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 170, 24 August 1914, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. AUGUST. Day. Hour. Full moon .. 6 0.11 i).m. Last quartev .. 14 0.26 p.m. New moon .. 21 11.57 p.m. First quarter . . 28 4.23 p.m. MOON. Moon rises 7.30 a.m., sets 8.38 p.m. tomorrow. TIDE.-To-day, 0.3 a.m., 6.27 p.m. To-morrow 0.52 a.m., 7.18 p.m. SUN. Sun rose to-day 0.42 a.m., sets 5.22 p.m. ARRIVED. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22. VICTORIA (2 p.m.), 3000 tons, Croft, from Auckland, via Gisborne, Napier, and "Wellington. JOHN ANDERSON (8.15 p.m.), 52 tons, Coupor, from Akaroa. WAKATU (3.30 p.m.), 157 tons, J. Wills, Jrom Kaikoura., SUNDAY, AUGUST 23. HOLMDALE (1.30 a.m.), 266 tons, D. Jenkins, from Greymoutli. MAORI (11.30 a.m.), 3399 tons, W Manning, from Wellington. Passengers: Misses Jerome, Grunsler, Scott, Jackson, Melville, Ncale, Newman, Ross, Conway, Holland, Mesdames Morrison, Jerome, Holman and child, Sims, Kingsland, Wright and child, Widowson, Hichcock, Harper,- Tennent, Withers, Bowen, Hawkins, Scott, Meta, Captain King, Messrs Asplin, Robertson, Harris, Wilson, Le Mert, Evans, Allan, Waghorn, Murray, Gosiiell, Noble, Pitt, Jackson,, Harper, Henny, Beeble, Kain, Brook, Richardson, Collingham, Bishop (2), Thomson, Wharton, Turner, Norman, Hawkins, Jones, Tavember, Andrews, Scott, Wylie, Findley, Birdling, Smart, Perilington, Haggen, Metz, Rev. Williams, and 43 Bteerage. MONDAY, AUGUST 24.

KOWHAI (1.30 a.m.), 792 tons, Hender, from Napier. BREEZE (5.20 a.m.),. 347 tons, Gordon, from Wellington. SAILED. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22. OPOURI (5.5 p.m.), 1337 tons, R. Pearson, for Greymouth. WAHINE (8.25 p.m.), 4435 tons, B. M. Aldwell, for Wellington. Pasengers: 250 saloon a»d steerage. VICTORIA (10.5 p.m.), 3000 tons, Croft, for Dunedin. WARRIMOO,< 11.15 p.m.), 3529 tons, C. McLean, for Melbourne, via Dunedin, Bluff, and Ilobart. FLORA (11.15 p.m.), 1283 tons, Barron, for Wellington. KAIRAKI (11.20 p.m.), 468 tons, W. G. Scott, for Wellington, Greymouth, and Hokitika. TARAWERA (11.40 p.m.), 2003 tons, McDonald, for Auckland, via Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. SUNDAY, AUGUST 23. ALEXANDER (7.15 a.m.), 377 tons, Wildman, for Wellington. EXPECTED TO-MORROW. Wahine, Wellington. Taviuui, Dunedin. Kini, Greymouth'.- John Anderson, Akaroa. Waitemata, Timaru. TO SAIL TO-DAY. Maori, Wellington. Wakatu, Kaikoura. Breeze, Timaru. Karamu, Wellington. John Anderson, Akaroa. TO-MORROW. Wahine, Wellington. Kowhai, Wellington. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. By Cable. —Press Association.' —Copyright. SYDNEY, August 22. Arrived—Riverina. MELBOURNE, August 23. Arrived—Ulimaroa. (Received August 24, 8.35 a.m.) LONDON, August 23. Arrived —Wliakatane end Rimutaka, from Hew Zealand. COASTAL. Pres.* Anfoi^atinn. AUCKLAND, August 23. Arrived—Rosamond (G a.m.), from Gisborne; Mokoia (1.30 p.m.), from southern ports. "WELLINGTON, August 20. • Arrived—Wahine, (7.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Putiki (7.30 )a~m.), from Greymouth; Tahiwera (3.10 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Flora (3.40 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—Nairnshire (8.15 a.m.), for Auckland. GISBORNE, August .23. Arrived—lnga (5.30 a.m.), from Newcastle GREYMOUTH, August 23. Sailed —Kini (12.30 a.m.), for Lyttelton. DUNEDIN, August 23. Arrived—Victoria (2.55 p.m.), from Auckland and East Coast ports: Warrimoo (5 p.m.), from Sydney, via Wellington. NOTES. The Himitangi leaves Lyttelton' for the Chathams on Thursday. En route from London to Wellington the New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Ref mera left Hobart at 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, and is due at Wellington early on Tuesday morning. Passengers and mails for the south should reach Lyttelton on Wednesday morning by the Maori. When the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura has completed discharge of lier Home cargo at Auckland and Wellington she is to be handed over to the Federal and Shire Line for the purpose of loading in New Zealand for West of England ports. In continuation of her voyage from Liverpool to Wellington, the steamer Invert-ay got away from Auckland at 0 o'clock on Saturday morniifg, and was expected to arrive at Wellington this morning. On Friday evening the New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Southern arrived at Wellington from St. John (Canada). On Saturday morning she commenced discharge of a part cargo. The next vesesls to arrive from Canada are the Karamea, now at Sydney, and the Anglo-Egyptian, now at Melbourne. It is expected that the Verdala, running under charter to the Vacuum Oil Company, will arrive at Wellington from Auckland.with a part cargo of case oil from New York on Wednesday or Thursday next. Captain Ruxton, late of the Kauri, has been appointed master of the Rakanoa. Captain H. S. Wyborn has taken command of the Kauri, his officers being:—Chief, JVIr Cossentine; second, Mr Madden; third, Mr Forson. Mr Mcnzies, late purser of the Manuka, has joined the Willoclira in a similar capacity, and has as his assistant Mr Duckworth. Mr Campbell, late purser of the Willochra, who has been granted leave, is proceeding to Auckland by the Mokoia.